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The impact of anemia on child mortality: an updated review.
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115 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Blood lead concentrations in children with iron deficiency anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Pooled it
- An individual-level meta-analysis assessing the impact of community-level sanitation access on child stunting, anemia, and diarrhea: Evidence from DHS and MICS surveys.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Pooled it
- Anemia increases the mortality risk in patients with stroke: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.Scientific reports · 2016Pooled it
- Impacts of a Homestead Food Production Intervention on Anaemia and Micronutrient Deficiencies Among Women and Children in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Trial
- Can the supplementary consumption of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) fruit pulp improve the hemoglobin levels and iron status of schoolchildren in Kenya? Findings of a randomized controlled intervention trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Inequality in Childhood Anaemia Among Indian Hindus (2006-2021): A Comparison of Scheduled Castes and Tribes with Upper Castes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Associations between metals and anemia indicator: mixed exposure effects and mediation analysis.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026Article
- Dietary diversity and the triple burden of malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months in 62 low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- The Effect of Anemia on Mortality in Children Hospitalized with Severe Pneumonia in Uganda.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Practice Gaps in Anaemia Prevention and Management Among Patients and Health Providers in Northern Ghana: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Maternal body mass index and child haemoglobin: A national cross-sectional study in Peru.PloS one · 2026Article
- A persistent burden: global prevalence of and changes in anaemia by country income in children aged 6-59 months (2000-2019).Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
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- National and subnational burden and causes of anemia in China from 1990 to 2023: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Military Medical Research · 2025Article
- Maternal and infant outcomes of pregnancy anemia at one month postpartum: a cohort analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Anemia in Early Childhood and Associated Factors in Ecuador: An Analysis From a Health Social Determinants Model.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Factors associated with anemia among pregnant and lactating women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the targeted municipalities of five selected provinces in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of at risk of anemia among children under five in Northeast Thailand using noninvasive hemoglobin screening in a cross sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D was positively associated with hemoglobin and other anemia parameters in children: a cross-sectional study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
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Abstract
Iron deficiency anemia and child mortality are public health problems requiring urgent attention. However, the degree to which iron deficiency anemia contributes to child mortality is unknown. Here, we utilized an exhaustive article search and screening process to identify articles containing both anemia and mortality data for children aged 28 days to 12 years. We then estimated the reduction in risk of mortality associated with a 1-g/dL increase in hemoglobin (Hb). Our meta-analysis of nearly 12,000 children from six African countries revealed a combined odds ratio of 0.76 (0.62-0.93), indicating that for each 1-g/dL increase in Hb, the risk of death falls by 24%. The feasibility of a 1-g/dL increase in Hb has been demonstrated via simple iron supplementation strategies. Our finding suggests that ~1.8 million deaths in children aged 28 days to five years could be avoided each year by increasing Hb in these children by 1 g/dL.
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